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    Mother in Law Antivirus, Firewall, Anti Spyware Recomendations

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by bthoefer, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. bthoefer

    bthoefer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am going to do some work on my mother in laws computer and could use some recommendation for good firewall, andtivirus, and anti spyware software. I am looking for software that is effective but is easy to use for someone who is not tech savvy.
    On my laptop and my wife's laptop I run Comodo firewall, Avira antivirus, and A2 antispyware.
    The only downside to Avira is that though it updates automatically, it does not automatically run a scan periodically.
    A2 has the same problem, it has to be updated and run on manually.

    This is ok for me but I would like something more automated for her so she does not have to worry about it.

    Thanks in advance
     
    bthoefer, Jul 10, 2008
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  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    You can schedule automated scans with Avira...
     
    Arki, Jul 10, 2008
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    redrubberpenguin Notebook Consultant

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    AVG free is really easy to use, and version 8 has antivirus and antispyware together. It has automated updating and you can schedule scans too. Only thing missing is a firewall, but Comodo will do fine.
     
    redrubberpenguin, Jul 10, 2008
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  4. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    AntiVirus = NOD32 (Best performance + Protection)

    Firewall = Windows Firewall (unless you are constantly doing online transactions, for teh general user, I wouldn't even bother, configuring it for her would be more hassle than it's worth. Especially if she starts using a new program which requires internet access and it asks her for persmissions and ****.)

    Anti Spyware = SuperAntiSpyware Free
     
    MaXimus, Jul 11, 2008
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    Even though I use the Comodo Firewall I wouldn't suggest it for your MIL as it has a bit of a learning curve. Windows will do.
     
    Hiker, Jul 11, 2008
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    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    I second that. But I might add Windows Defender which has real time protection and is easy to use :)
     
    niGht kiD, Jul 11, 2008
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    If you want something automated and easy, and you want to spend some money, I suggest Kaspersky Internet Security. It is an all-in-one security solution and I don't think it has a learning curve like CPF or else. It is easy and automated.
     
    KarenA, Jul 11, 2008
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    Baserk Notebook user

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    If she really isn't tech savvy, you can expect some phone calls if you install Comodo I'd imagine.
    It's either phonecalls or 'just-clicking-OK'.
    If your MIL doesn't do 'weird stuff' on the net, why not simply go with Windows Firewall?

    I can recommend ThreatFire, it's an excellent anti malware program with real-time protection with 8MB resource usage (32-bit only though).
    It works fine together with Avira AV and you can set an automated scan if you want to.
     
    Baserk, Jul 11, 2008
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